The Cebu Provincial Government promotes economic empowerment of women and entrepreneurship as a pathway in fighting poverty.

Since it’s relaunch in 2014, the “Bugasan para sa Kababaye-an Program” is quickly gaining popularity among women in the barangays.

The project is part of the sustainable livelihood program for women,not just to gain income but help improve their family’s economic status.The program will help develop their entrepreneurial skills through buy and sell approach.

In Badian, women from nine barangays recently formed a women’s federationand acquired an accreditation for the BugasansaKababayen-an project of the provincial government.

Association president ZenaidaCainile said she had been longing to avail of the program but their association is not active. She then called a meeting with other women from other eight barangays and decided to form a women’s federation.

On January 30, the Cebu Provincial Government led by Vice-governor Agnes Magpale, together with provincial board members Christopher Baricuatro, Peter John Calderonand the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) turned over10 sacks of rice to each barangay.

ABOUT

Cebu is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consisting of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets.

Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry.